Windows software.

The source code is identical to the code for the Linux wsat program.

If using the parallelport to connect to the decoder wsat works under:

• Windows 95, 98, ME
• Windows NT, 2000, XP using Porttalk or logged in as 'administrator'(?)

If using the USB port wsat works under:

• Windows XP (no Porttalk or other extra program needed)
• Vista, Windows 7: Unknown

Sources are available; see download section.

Download
Installation
Manual: wsat_man.zip (pdf) (Old!)
Manual: HTML (Updated 2010.01)
Back to weather satellite homepage

Short feature overview of version 2011.03a:

• Read, write and show following formats:
  • PGM format (1 and 2 bytes per pixel)
  • PPM format
  • GIF format (read of pictures with big smooth areas doesn't work properly)
  • HRPT1 format
  • CHRPT1 format
  • HRI1 format
  • MHRPT1 format
• Record using the FPGA-decoder:
  • HRPT1
  • CHRPT1
  • MHRPT1
  • HRI
  • Raw
• Linearize (C)HRPT pictures
• Despeckle
• Temperature mapping
• Skip faulty lines
• Auto calc. lum thresholds
• Add grid (HRI)
• Combine channels to get colorized pictures
• Align channels of CHRPT pictures
• Read and save NORAD 2-lines Kepler data
• Auto save Kepler-data after record
• Add lon/lat lines in (C)HRPT picture
• Conversion channels 3-5 into temperature (HRPT)
• Batch (non-gui) mode for record
• USB or parallelport interface

NOTE: Use new page for newer versions.

IMPORTANT:

• You need setup_wsat.exe AND setup_gtk20dll.exe.
• For updating to a new release only setup_wsat.exe needs to be re-installed.
• All files need to be installed into one directory.
  Note: setup_gtk20dll.exe is common for all my programs, including xtrack and xrit2pic. So if all these programs are installed into one directory (which is the case by default) then you need to download/install just 1 time setup_gtk20dll.exe.
• The setup will (re-)create an icon on your desktop. If you don't want that or if you changed properties of the icon then check:
  "Don't create a Start Menu folder"
  at the 'Select Start Menu Folder' stage during installation.

Version	Type	Download	Download size	Sources available	Comment
2018.1 beta3	wsat program	setup_wsat_2018_1_beta3.exe	600k		tracker used to set decoder
2018.1 beta	wsat program	setup_wsat_2018_1_beta.exe	600k		Added option to disable read decoder mode
2017.6	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_6.exe	600k		Added option to disable read decoder mode
2017.5	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_5.exe	600k		Added reed solomon Separate chices for FY-AB and C
2017.4	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_4.exe	600k		capture usb-data enhanced prepared for ft232h
2017.3b	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_3.exe	600k		'Live' Fengyun during record Fengyun format decoding, translation to C10 format File manager: time-of-files added; sort by time
2017.2a	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_2.exe	600k		Added Fengyun (beta) wait times adapted; all satellites: unit of 1/6 sec metfy3x filename format
2017.1c	wsat program	setup_wsat_2017_1.exe	528k		Added write in hpt format Metop: catch callibration bugfix test_min bugfix tracker: limits manual window
2016.7a	wsat program	setup_wsat_2016_7.exe	528k		Added write in jpeg Corrected AVHRR extraction; ch 1->2->3->4->5->1
2016.6a	wsat program	setup_wsat_2016_6.exe	475k		metop: destrip save colour mapping channels 'save'-bug fixed
2016.5c_beta	wsat program	setup_wsat_2016_5_beta.exe	633k		enhanced metop support Changed default XY: X/Y=0 -> east/north
2016.4c_beta	wsat program	setup_wsat_2016_4_beta.exe	633k		Added metop; fixes
2.0	Needed DLL-libs	setup_gtk20dll.exe	2.6M

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you already have xrit2pic: